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72nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

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72nd Division
第72師団
Active1944–1945
CountryEmpire of Japan
AllegianceJapanese Eleventh Area Army
BranchImperial Japanese Army
TypeInfantry
RoleCoastal defense
Nickname(s)Summon Division
Engagementsnone
Military unit
72nd Division (1945)
Parent unit11th area army
Components
  • 134. Infantry regiment (Sendai)
  • 152. Infantry regiment (Yamagata)
  • 155. Infantry regiment (Aizuwakamatsu)
  • 72. Artillery regiment
  • 72. Engineer regiment
  • 72. Transport regiment
  • 72. Automatic cannon company
  • 72. Signals company

The 72nd Division (第72師団, Dai-nanajūni Shidan) was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the Summon Division (伝兵団, Ten Heidan). It was created 4 April 1944 in Sendai to replace 43rd division and disbanded in September 1945 in Fukushima. It was a triangular division. The men of the division were drafted through 2nd military district, located in Sendai.

Action

After completing the training with the Eastern District Army, the 72nd division was attached to Japanese Eleventh Area Army from 1 February 1945 and sent to Fukushima. By the time of surrender of Japan in August 1945, the division was sent again to reinforce positions in Aomori in anticipation of the Allied invasion which never came.

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See also

Notes and references

  1. Japanese Homeland Land Armies 8 April 1945
  2. "Japanese Homeland Ground Forces 1 January 1945" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

This article incorporates material from the article 第72師団 (日本軍) in the Japanese Misplaced Pages, retrieved on 14 January 2015.

  • Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 Allentown, PA: 1981
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